The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-15
A NURSERY OF GENERALS.
Some Of the Great Officers of the War WHO Lived
ia NJ. Louis In their lougor Days - Interesting
Associations OF the Past.

Some Of tIre Great Officers OF the War WHO Lived
ia ~. Louis In their louger Days - Interesting
Associations OF the Past.
Old soldiers gathering in st. Louis in such
numbers will naturally be interested in the
personal associations which link that city with
the early lives of so many Of the Union Gen
erals who held high command during the war.
Jefferson Barracks will be found in view of
these associations 20 be one of the most inter
esting points 10 visit in and about 81. Louis. lt
was the first military post placed by the United
States on the Mississippi, having been estab-
lished in 1924 aud the buildings still in use
having been erected, with few exceptions, in
1896 ana lS21. The reservation covers an ag-
gregate OF l.702 acres, including the portion
now occupied by the National Cemetery. St
Louis was the central military post OF the coun-
Try for a period of 40 years succeeding the
Louisiana purchase and almost all the older
officers OF The Regular Army look back with
pleasurable recollection 20 the years they were
stationed in that city. Grant sherman, Sheri-
dan, Hancock Schoield. Pope, Thomas, Stone
man, Paul. Sturgis--indeed pretty well the
whole distinguished list Of brilliant military
headers the Regular Army has given the coun-
try. were Ia tho days Of their youth at one time
OF another on dutyRt Jefferson Barracks. Nor
should be forgotten the gallant Nestor of the
Regular Army. brave old Harney, who en-
tered the service as a Lieutenant in ISIS, and is
now approaching the siXtieth year of his army
life. At jefferson Barracks, too, in those old
time days were stationed at different periods
most of the officers who afterward held high
command la the rebel army. Among them may
be named jed Davis, Robert u. Lee, Albert
Sidney Johnston aud Joseph +. Johnston. lt
was 20 Jefferson Barracks, also. that the great
Indian Chief Black Hawk, was brought with
number OF his braves, after his surrender, and
held in confinement.
ST. LOUIss EARLY ASSOCIATIONS WITH HEROES
or THE WAR.
Naturally the maintenance of so large MILL
tary garrison az St. Louis for almost half a CEN
tury made the army an important and forma-
tive element in the development OF the young
metropolis ST. Louis has closer associations
with the early lives of the greatest Generals of
the war ,han any other city. From its fair
daughters Grant and Hancock, Pope and Paul
and Sturgs chose their wives aud in il had their
homes during their early welded life. Earlier
than them bad come the brave old Harvey and
picked his wife also among the beautiful
madens OF the old French town. in st. Louis
again were both sherman and Schofeld when
the call 10 arms took them away from obscure
civic pursuits 10 the brilliant destiny OF war.
sHERMAN's LIFE IN ST. LOUIS.
AZ the first dawning of trouble Sherman left
Louisiana, in one Of the educational establish
ments OF which State he was professor, aud
came TO st. Louis, where he had many close
personal friends. Some years before he had been